Software Review:

FarFaria

By: Ramona Torres-Martinez
Fresno Pacific University
 About FarFaria

App: access to a large
selection of childrens books
and sing along stories
Book club feature: allows
families to share their
favorite books with other
app users and access to new
books
Ages: Preschoolers to fourth
graders
Reading levels:
Kindergarten to Fourth
grade meet the common
core standards.
Requirements and
Cost
App can be downloaded on
iPads, iPhones, and android
devices
The app features a 30 day
free trial
Free daily book is available
when the app is downloaded
on a device
Price range:
Monthly: $4.99 month
Yearly: $ 3.33 a month
Lifetime: $74.99 one time
Special pricing for teachers
 Preschool Foundation

Focus: Language and Literacy
Reading
1.0 Concepts about Print
4.0 Comprehension and Analysis of Age-Appropriate Text
5.0 Literacy Interest and Response
Focus: English-Language Development
1.0 Children Demonstrate Appreciation and Enjoyment of
Reading and Literature
2.0 Children show an increasing Understanding of Book Reading
4.0 Children demonstrate Awareness that Print carries meaning
 Software Rating Scale


Content/Method
App features childrens book that
reflect different cultures, families,
genders, diversity, and languages.
Books available in Spanish
Wide range of reading levels
Hands-on: allows children to
investigate interactive map
The app feature 3 reading modes for
children to use:
1. Read the book to themselves
2. Listen to the story narration
3. Read along with the narration and
highlighting of the words on the page
Software Rating Scale
Cont.

Technology Design Issues & Computer software
issues

Simple layout of interactive map

for book selections
App features easy and large
function buttons
Reading adaptions for children
with special needs
Parental password needed to
access settings menu
Exit and main menu buttons
available at the top of each
page
Colorful graphics, sounds and
animations
Link
https://www.farfaria.com/

References
Abbot, D. (2008). California Preschool Learning
Foundations. (vol.1) Sacramento, CA: California
Dept. of Education